December 28, 2011

Cooky Book

Several decades ago, I bought the Betty Crocker Cooky Book, which was published in 1977. The price on the cover was $2.95. I recently saw a copy for sale on the internet for $29!

It remains one of my favorite cookbooks, and it shows a lot of wear: I've used it a lot. My daughters all learned to bake cookies from this book.

Hubby recently requested some sugar cookies, so I pulled out the book and whipped up a batch. Well, it wasn't quite that easy. I was also making Triple Berry Jam that day. And taking care of a sick dog. And cleaning the house for company.

Anyway, I merrily creamed the sugar and butter, added the eggs, the vanilla, the salt and baking powder, and then the flour.

My middle daughter gave me this super-duper vanilla extract. I save it for special recipes. I always use a little extra vanilla than a recipe calls for, too.

Then the dough went into the refrigerator to chill for several hours while I worked on the jam, and then did the afternoon chores. I figured it would be nice and stiff and easy to slice and bake, right? Wrong. It's a rolled cookie, not a slice and bake recipe.

I really don't like making rolled cookies. Well, I'd slice and bake it anyway, I decided. So I did. Of course it wasn't stiff enough to slice into perfect rounds, so I had to work at it. After cutting, I reshaped them into circles and then smashed them with the bottom of a glass dipped in water, sprinkled sugar on top and baked. I'll top them with the leftover strawberry frosting from hubby's birthday cake. He'll be happy.

I baked half of the dough, then rolled up the rest in aluminum foil and stuck it in the freezer. Aha! The next day when I took it out of the freezer, I could slice and bake it!

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